http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0261-1430%28199805%2917%3A2%3C247%3ACCGM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I&size=LARGE

http://www.blipfestival.org/

this is a link to a festival in new yourk. it's advertizing gives a small indication into packageing conventions of the genera and also more inforemation about the performing artists, as well as highlighting some other aspects of the subculture such as the kind of video and other art appreciated by these weird people.

book i may need from wellesbourne campus:

MA 1997 / CAS
1997
An investigation into generic aspects of the dance culture Casewell, Ian.
1 copy available at Wellesbourne Campus in Stack

video game genre:
http://www.robinlionheart.com/gamedev/genres.xhtml

an intro to genre theroy:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/intgenre/intgenre.html

The resurch project will attempt to firstly define the genre of 8 bit music, then explore the subculture of the artists and fans associated with the genre and the relationships between them. it will also attempt to discover the origins and influences of the genre adn any legal issues that may present themselfs due to the unique way this music is created. by doing this, the resurch aims to assertain the current place of 8 bit music in the music industry, weather or not it is a commercially viable genre, and evaluate the genre's potential for growth in the future and how this might be achived.

Discuss the theroys associatied with genera, sub genera and sociology with reference to 8Bit/chiptune music with the view to establishing a viable marketting stratergie.

A report of 8bit/chiptune music including the definition of the gener, the structure of the genre, a study into the


malcom mclaren is involved: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/mclaren.html
apparently in florence: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,11710,1175408,00.html

so i thought it might be interesting to e-mail him: office@malcolmmclaren.com